A man, a plan, a canal...Panama. The history of Panama, including the creation of the Panama Canal, is covered in this fact-filled and interesting unit.
What is chivalry? What is its modern-day equivalent? Answer these questions and more with this history-based reading comprehension. Also contains essay and poetry writing prompts.
This introduction to Greek writers and philosophers is the beginning of a seven part series of reading comprehensions on several Greeks from long ago whose influence can still be seen in literature and philosophy today.
This reading comprehension describes various uses of flags throughout history, and also introduces some of the basic terms used in vexillology. Includes vocabulary work.
Review the information from all of our "Greek Literature and Philosophy" reading comprehensions (seven individual comprehensions) with this overview quiz.
Oh, no! The medieval music timeline has gotten mixed up! Can you sort it out? Cut out the squares and put them on the timeline in order. From the invention of the crwth (in 610) to the development of white notation (in 1425).
This set of five reading comprehensions introduces the ancient Mediterranean cultures of the Egyptians, Phonecians, Greeks, and Romans. This is the complete set, without any illustrations.
Three pages explore the Holocaust; reading comprehension questions range from multiple choice to short essay and include creating a timeline to track events related to the Holocaust from the end of World War I to the end of the second World War. January 27th is Holocaust Memorial Day.
June 12th is Anne Frank's birthday. A brief introduction to the writer is followed by several quotes for students to write a response; suggestions for framing the response are included.
A two page reading comprehension unit on the history of the European discovery and settlement of Australia. Includes colored illustrated map, multiple choice questions and short answer questions and a writing prompt. Also, found on abcteach.com. are Australia's Aboriginal and Modern histories.